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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run at Eglinton Ave. W. and Marlee Ave.

A woman has died after a hit-and-run collision involving a truck in midtown Toronto early Thursday morning.

Shortly before 1 a.m., police received a call in the area of Eglinton Ave. W. and Marlee Ave. Paramedics found the victim, a woman in her 50s, with critical injuries and took her to hospital. She later succumbed to her injuries.

A woman has died after being hit by a truck in near Eglinton Ave. W. and Marlee Ave. early Thursday. (Rick Madonik / Toronto Star)

Early reports said a truck driver was stopped further down the street, but Toronto Police Const. Clint Stibbe said that person was not involved in the collision.

Police are still looking for the driver and vehicle involved in the crash.

It’s been more than two years since Mayor John Tory announced Vision Zero, a plan to reduce traffic deaths to zero by 2021. By the Star’s count, 21 pedestrians and four cyclists have been killed in Toronto this year, with nearly 100 total deaths since the initiative was announced.

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The Star’s numbers are higher than police statistics in part because the force doesn’t count collisions on provincial highways within Toronto, or cyclist deaths that don’t involve a motorist.

Ilya Bañares is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @ilyaoverseas

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